Dispensary Corner 18 Dec 13
December 18, 2013
Goldfinger (of gin)...
Does James Bond need to be
cut off from Her Majesty’s (bar)
Service?
A silly season issue of the British
Medical Journal took a look at
the world famous spy’s alcohol
consumption, with parameters
such as “Setting: the study
authors’ homes, in a comfy chair”
and “Participants: Commander
James Bond, 007”.
The study concluded that
Bond had a weekly alcohol
consumption of 92 units per week
(after days when the superspy
couldn’t drink were excluded,
such as when he was languishing
in prison) - more than four times
the recommended amount.
His maximum daily consumption
was just under 50 units, or about
25 standard glasses of (12%) wine.
The authors said the basic error
of asking for a vodka martini to
be shaken, and not stirred, made
them wonder whether Bond was
unable to stir his drinks because
of a persistent shaking due to an
alcohol induced tremor.
“That Bond would make such
an elementary mistake in his
preferences seemed incongruous
with his otherwise impeccable
mastery of culinary etiquette,” the
authors wrote.
The study found that Bond’s
level of drinking put him at high
risk of multiple alcohol related
diseases and an early death.
Not only that, the report found
that the level of abilities displayed
in the books was not consistent
with the physical, mental “and
indeed sexual functioning
expected from someone drinking
this much alcohol.”
An immediate referral for
further assessment and treatment
was recommended.
In the interests of full disclosure
the authors noted that Octopussy
and The Living Daylights, as well
as The Spy Who Loved Me, were
excluded.
To see the full BMJ report,
CLICK HERE.
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